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NAVAIR Lakehurst

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — LAKEHURST NAEC, NEW JERSEY

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at NAVAIR Lakehurst in LAKEHURST NAEC, NEW JERSEY
Employer NAVAIR Lakehurst Report ID 20171211659
Address NAVAIR Test Track City, State ZIP LAKEHURST NAEC, NEW JERSEY 08733
Event Date December 8, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 541380 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.02000, -74.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee was disconnecting a load from a powered industrial vehicle when the employee's right pinky finger became pinched between the vehicle and a connection bar, crushing and amputating the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On December 8, 2017, a worker at NAVAIR Lakehurst in LAKEHURST NAEC, NEW JERSEY suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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